deśa-bandhaḥ-cittasya dhāraṇā Concentration is fixing your mind in one place/direction Concentration (dhāraṇā) can be defined in many...

tataḥ paramā vaśyatā-indriyāṇām Then comes the highest mastery of the senses In the preceding Sutra, Patanjali advises that through the...

svaviṣaya-asaṁprayoge cittasya svarūpa-anukāraḥ iva-indriyāṇāṁ pratyāhāraḥ When disconnected from their usual objects of attention, your...

dhāraṇāsu ca yogyatā manasaḥ And the mind is ready for concentration. Prāṇāyāma prepares you for the next limb of Yoga: dhāraṇāsu (Sūtra...

tataḥ kṣīyate prakāśa-āvaraṇam Then the veil [surrounding your light] disappears Here, Patanjali reaffirms the source of pure light...

bāhya-ābhyantara-viṣaya-ākṣepī caturthaḥ The fourth state [of prāṇāyāma] transcends the field of exhalation and inhalation Logic dictates...

Yoga sutra 2.50 bāhya-ābhyantara-stambha-vṛttiḥ-deśa-kāla-saṁkhyābhiḥnparidṛṣṭaḥ dīrgha-sūkṣmaḥ By observing the actions of exhalation,...

tasmin-sati śvāsa-praśvāsayoḥ-gati-vicchedaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ Having accomplished this [asana], mastery of the breath is required by...

tataḥ-dvandva-anabhigātaḥ [With this combination of relaxed concentration and meditation] pairs of opposites are no longer disturbing...

sthira-sukham-āsanam The posture is firm and comfortable. Patañjali talks here about āsana (posture), what is often all Yoga is...

samādhi-siddhiḥ-īśvara-praṇidhānāt Through devotion/surrender to the Highest Principle, there is perfection in complete absorption We are...

svādhyāyāt-iṣṭa-devatā-saṁprayogaḥ I Through the achievement of personal enquiry comes discovery of the path sought Personal enquiry is...

kāya-indriya-siddhiḥ-aśuddhi-kṣayāt-tapasaḥ Through dedicated practice that removes impurities perfection of the body and senses arise By...

saṁtoṣāt-anuttamaḥ sukha-lābhaḥ Supreme joy is experienced through the practice of contentment Contentment is a positive dynamic thing. ...

śaucāt-sva-aṅga-jugupsā paraiḥ-asaṁsargaḥ As a result of purification, you achieve detachment from the body and others If you achieve the...

Yoga sutra 2.39 aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathaṁtā-saṁbodhaḥ When non-storage is perfectly established there is profound understanding of...

Yoga sutra 2.38 brahmacarya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ-vīrya-lābhaḥ When self-restraint is perfectly established extraordinary internal vitality is...

asteya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ sarva-ratna-upasthānam If you are deeply rooted in non-stealing, you have access to all the jewels of life Without...

Yoga sutra 2.36 satya-pratiṣṭhayaṁ kriyā-phala-āśrayatvam When truth is perfectly established, there is absolute harmony between your...

Yoga sutra 2.35 ahiṁsā-pratiṣṭāyāṁ tat-sannidhau vairatyāgaḥ Animosity disappears when you are deeply rooted in the art of non-violence...